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Extend open hours and
provide convenient library access

What is open+?

open+ is a comprehensive system that allows libraries to provide more flexible hours, making them more accessible to the community.

Designed to complement staffed library hours, open+ can be implemented in a number of different ways to meet various library service models and integrates seamlessly with your library’s ILS. From extending access to an entire library or only a section of it, providing full self-service resources or mainly a holds pick-up area, open+ allows libraries the flexibility to extend access in the way that best meets the needs of their community and space.

With over 10 years of experience with over 750 libraries world-wide, bibliotheca is continually evolving the open+ solution, proudly innovating and leading the way for open library access.

Learn from libraries who utilize open+ to extend access to their communities

Provide equitable library access for all types of users and communities

Rural commuters in Ontario

Busy families in California

Young professionals in Georgia

Suburban readers in Minnesota

Hamilton Public Library's open+ communication plan

HPL utilized open+ to expand the Freelton Branch weekly open hours from 17 to 60 – a 350% increase! The library also saw a 19% increase in overall visits within the first five months. But this didn’t happen by accident. The success of open+ hours was due, in large part, to a carefully crafted communication campaign.